Stanton Gate railway station

Former railway station in Derbyshire, England

Stanton Gate

The now disused signal box near the site of the station in 2008

General information
Location| Stanton Gate, Derbyshire
England
Coordinates| 52°56′24″N 1°16′54″W﻿ / ﻿52.9399°N 1.2816°W﻿ / 52.9399; -1.2816
Grid reference| SK483383
Platforms| 3
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Midland Railway
Pre-grouping| Midland Railway
Post-grouping| London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
July 1851 (1851-07)| Opened
2 January 1967| Closed

Stanton Gate railway station served the village of Stanton Gate, Derbyshire, England from 1851 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.

## History

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The station opened in July 1851 by the Midland Railway. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[1]

## Rail accident

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On 6 December 1963 at 01:32 the previous evening's 22:40 Leeds-Leicester freight train hauled by Type 4 diesel locomotive No. D94 travelling at about 45mph passed at least two stop signals and collided diagonally with the 01:00 Toton-Woodhouse Mill goods train which was crossing under clear signals from the No.1 Down goods line across the up and down main lines to the No.2 down goods line. The front end of D94 on the Leeds train was almost totally destroyed, causing the deaths of the driver and his second man.[2][3][4]

## Man in a sleeping bag

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Found beside Stanton Railway Station on 14 July 1996, this man’s identity remains unknown nearly three decades later. Thought to be in his 40s or 50s, he was thin, about 5ft 6ins tall with dark brown collar-length hair turning grey. He had an old duvet and quilt along with his sleeping bag. [5] [6]

## References

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1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 378\. OCLC 931112387.
2. ^ "Stanton Gate railway crash: 50th anniversary marked". BBC News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
3. ^ "Collision at Stanton Gate LMR". Modern Railways. Vol. XX. Shepperton: Ian Allan. September 1964. p. 208.
4. ^ "Stanton Gate Accident". 6 December 1966.
5. ^ "The mystery unidentified bodies across the region". 25 August 2024.
6. ^ "UK Missing Persons Unit".

## External links

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Preceding station  | Historical railways | Following station

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Trowell
Line open, station closed |  | Midland Railway
Erewash Valley Line |  | Stapleford and Sandiacre
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